Borneo river sprat (Clupeoides borneensis)

Scientific name: Clupeoides borneensis Bleeker, 1851

Borneo river sprat (Clupeoides borneensis)

The Borneo river sprat (Clupeoides borneensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Asia, Chao Phraya basin and Mekong basin in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam; also from southern Borneo.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Body depth increasing with size of fish, belly sharply keeled, with 9 to 12 + 6 to 9 scutes. Pre-maxillae long and toothed; second supra-maxilla as long as or longer than blade of maxilla. Pectoral axillary scale at least 1/3 length of fin. No grey or silvery stripe along flank. Last 2 rays of anal fin not forming a separate finlet.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Clupeoides borneensis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Chao Phraya basin and Mekong basin in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam; also from southern Borneo.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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